May 24, 2013 Diamond miner Alrosa’s Q1 production dropped 7.5% Market conditions favoured higher rough demand as global supplies decreased, said the firm.
May 23, 2013 Lucara sells 239 carat rough diamond for $5.75m The whole tender of 15 gems sold for $24.85 million.
May 23, 2013 Rio Tinto Diamonds launches Diavik auction platform, changes CFO New auction platform allows Rio to place the majority of its production through supply agreements.
May 21, 2013 Tanzania has enough diamond supply for the next 50 years: report Tanzania’s main diamond mine, Williamson, has a potential mine life of over 50 years, although the current mine plan only accounts for 18 years.
May 21, 2013 Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup Group expects 2013 to be year in which “the death bells ring for the commodity supercycle after its duly noted sunset.”
May 21, 2013 Beating the diamond rush Increasing interest in diamonds as an asset class should alert the savvy investor to get on board before the idea of diamond investing catches on and prices start to rise.
May 21, 2013 BMO predicts diamond prices to rise 6% per year Growing consumer demand in China and India combined with scarcer supplies will drive the market.
May 20, 2013 Ghana creates new task force to fight illegal mining Government vows to pursue both foreigners and locals involved with bad practices in gold and diamond extraction.
May 19, 2013 Why diamond investing is the new ‘golden opportunity’ For the first time in history, diamond prices are no longer manipulated and are now a product of true market forces.
May 17, 2013 Coloured gem market mysterious and poorly understood VIDEO: The precious coloured stones are just as valuable as diamonds.
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